Appalled by typical Chinese habits? It's mutual.
The gulf of cross-cultural difference is just as wide from either side. more »Generalculturepoocross-culturalexpatforeignerlaowai
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Shenzhen woman finds HK$250m bag of diamonds and returns it to foreigner
On Sunday, the woman from Shenzhen was strolling through the exhibition hall of the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair at the Convention and Exhibition Centre when she decided to take a short break. “I...
View ArticleForeigner arrested as death toll from Guangzhou explosion rises to 7
The explosion caused by a truck unloading dangerous goods at a warehouse in Guangzhou’s Baiyun District yesterday has now killed seven and injured 36. more »China...
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Naked foreign student sits in the middle of a road in Haikou
A naked foreign student sits in the middle of a road in Haikou city of South China's Hainan province on September 15, 2013. The man, in his twenties, began sitting with clothes on and gradually took...
View ArticleForeigner dives into river to rescue woman in Guangzhou
After a woman fell into a river in Guangzhou’s Haizhu District in the small hours of Friday, a Venezuelan man heard cries for help and got out of his taxi to jump in and come to her rescue. more »China...
View ArticleForeigner in Beijing Motor Accident to be detained, and together with his...
A male foreigner who was involved in an incident of "foreign man blackmailed when helping a woman who fell down" will be fined and deported from China for illegal activities, Beijing police said on...
View ArticleLaowai is a Four Letter Word
Whether you're offended is up to you. But the "L-word" has a very specific meaning that levies a system of control upon foreigners in China that marginalizes their very existence. Chinese don't say it...
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Foreigner lands plane on public road in Sichuan
It's not every day that a plane with a foreigner pulls up to the pump at a gas station. But that's what passersby in Beichuan, a small town in north Sichuan notable only as the epicenter of the 2008...
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Laowai: the old furriner
Lǎowài 老外 (lit., "old foreign") is a ubiquitous term for a certain type of person from abroad in China, and dictionaries almost invariably gloss it as "foreigner". Yet the subtleties and nuances of the...
View ArticleIs there an expat exodus in China? Not quite...
The widely held belief that foreigners are leaving China in droves doesn't line up with the facts. more »Generallaowaiforeignerleaving Chinaexpatnanfangthe nanfang
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When yangwawas go to the beach in China...
...this video is what happens. The kind of attention our kids routinely face, from which kinds of people, and how we deal. more »China Rantsyangwawalaowaiexpatwaiguorenforeignerqingdaobeachstaringphotos
View ArticleForeigner Stabbed to Death Outside a Nightclub in Fujian
A foreigner who was partying late in Fujian ended up being stabbed to death outside a nightclub. more »China NewsforeignerdeathnightlubFujianfuzhoubeatenstabbingnanfangthe nanfang
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Knife-Wielding Expat Shot Dead By Police in Downtown Foshan
A male foreigner is dead after being confronted and shot by police when reportedly wielding a knife and attacking people in downtown Foshan. more »China Newslaowaiforeignermethexpatfoshanknife...
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Chengdu guide for newcomers: Read this first
If you're among the many new transplants to Chengdu that arrive each fall, you're probably looking for ways to make your new home feel a little more like, well, home. And while signing up for life as...
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Visiting Three Gorges Is Free… Unless You’re a Foreigner
Anyone who wants to go see the Three Gorges Dam tourist attraction for the low price of free, step forward... not so fast, you foreigners! more »China Newsracismdiscriminationtourismexpatforeignerthree...
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